Billiard table



Dec. 26, 1922. A 1,439,837

A. PEDERSEN. BILLIAR TABITE. FILED JAN. 31. 1921. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 F/EZe INVENTOIg AJDe (L erswn/ BY f l? j' ATNEY;

Dee. 26, 1922.

yA. PEDERSEN. BILLIARD TABLE 2 SHEETS-sneer 2 FILED JAN. 3l. 1921.

INVENTO ATT NEY.

Patented Dec. 26, 1922.

' tiene kAuron rnnnasmv, or OAKLAND, O ariiroiinra;

BILLIARD rarer-ii.v

i Application lfiled. January 31,1921. Serial No. 441,349.

yprovided with a dischargeopening, forseparating players.

A further object is the provision of a gate on the receptacle loperablefor diverting the balls played into either yof the discharge gullies. p

A still further object is the provision of sliding traps for each ofthedischarge openings of the discharge. gullies. f

. A still further Objectis the provision of levers operablyjointedftogether for operatively opening one division of the traps whileclosing another division thereof when ytheegate is operatively swungfrom oiieposition to the other. y 'With the foregoing and other objectsand the balls playedl by two Opposing purposesin view which will appearas *they description proceeds, my invention resides in the` combinationand arrangement ofy parts and in the details of constructionhereinafterdescribed and claimed,-it being understood that changes in`the preciseeinbodiment of the invention herein disclosed ycan be madewithin the scope of what is claimed withoutdeparting from the spirit ofthe invention.

:En the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a top view of abilliard tableconstructed in accordance with my invention, the top of the table beingremoved and a portion of the frame broken away to better show thereceiving receptacle.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the table on line 2 2, Fig. 1. l

Figure 3 is a plan view of the receiving receptacle.

Figure 4 is a bottom view of the receiving receptacle. e

Figure 5 is a cross section on line 5-5, Fi 3.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view on line "6 6, Fig. 3.

:to the `endsattached Ato one end of traps 21,

Referring to the drawings in detail, throughout which like referencecharacters ldesignate like partsv yThe numeral 1 designates the ysidemembers, 2 the end members, 3, 4L, frame braces and 5 the top, of apocket billiard table of a uwellknown design. The table is supportedbythe usual legs 6, and its top is'provided ywith a cushioning' bar 'i'.

About ythe marginof the table are the usual pockets, designated by thenumeral 8, with'which intersectk the outer ends of inclined receivinggullies 9, which discharge :into an inclined secondary gully 10,.

To thelower side of one of the endmembers 21s rigidly secured areceiving. receptacle 1-1,`which 1s provided upon its up- ,per side witha pair of laterally spaced apart vcurved distributing channels '12,"12', which intersect at their inner ends and are united discharge endofthe secondary gully Upon yone side of the-brace 3, and upon oppositesides of thebrace 4, are rigidly secured4 brackets 14, 14', whichsupport pivot `pins 15, 15", which project rotatably throughintermediate portions of primary levers 16,

16', to the upper ends of which are secured one end of extensilehcoilysprings 17, 17',

which have their opposite ends connected to therear end of the table,and primary wires 18, 18', which extend forwardly andare4 sevcured tohandles 19, 19', which project slidablyfv through ,the end member 2 vatthe ,front .Y end ofthe table.r f

primary levers f To the lower yends of the 16, 16', are attached theinner ends of operating wires 20, 20', whichhave their outer ei', whichare slidably disposed between the sidey wallsof the receptacle 11 andlongitudinally extendingcleats 22, 22' secured to cle 11Qis secureda`downwardly projecting end piece 23, against the inner sideof which thetraps may be operatively moved.

Upon the lower side of the traps 21, 21', are downwardly projecting pins24, 24', which are slidably disposed in slots`25, 25', extendingvertically through the outer' ends fwy the bottom thereof. Upon oneendof the-receptaof operating levers 26, 26', which have their intermediateportions pivotally supported yby pivot pins 27, 27', secured to thelower sides of the cleats 22, 22'.

To theinner ends of the operating levers 26, 26', are' pivotallyconnected one end each of a pair of connecting levers 27, 27h, theopposite ends of which are pivotally connected to the outer ends of asecondary lever 28, equi-distant from either end of which is rigidlysecured the lower end of a vertically extending pintle 29, which isdisposed to rotate in a vertical opening 3() with its upper endrotatably supported by a bearing plate 31 secured to the upper side ofthe receptacle 11.

32 designates a gate, which has one end rigidly secured to anintermediate portion of the pintle 29 and disposed to operatively swingin the channels 12, 12, at their point or intersection with each other.

To operate my improved table (in describing which. operation willconsider the working parts of the table to be initially in a position asindicated in the accompanying drawings), assuming that the first playerhas iinished playing and the balls played by him have been deposited inthe channel 12, the handle 19 is drawn out as far as it will go, whichcauses the upper end vof the primary lever 16 to swing ttorwardly in adirection toward the handle named, against the tension or' the spring17, and the lower end of the lever to swing in the opposite orrearwardly direction thereby causing the secondary wire 2O `to lbe drawnrearwardly to slide the trap 21 in Lthe saine direction and away fromits position over the lower end of the discharge opening 13. Saidrearward movement of the trap 21 causes the operating lever 26 to rotateabout the axis of the pivot pin 27 and its inner end to swing rearwardlycausing the connecting lever 27a to move rearwardly and thereby rotatethe secondary lever 28 to rotate the pintle 29 and swing the gate 32away from the mouth of the channel 12 to open it for the reception oi'the balls played by the second player vand to swing the gate into themouth oi' the channel 12 against the passage of said balls thereinto,and opening the trap 21 for the discharge ot the said balls played bythe vhrst player' from the channel 12. The arrangement ot the secondarylever 28, connectinglever 27h, operating lever 2Q and primary lever 16',is suoli that the said drawing out oi the handle 19 and the movement ofsaid first named set of levers and wires will cause the second named setto move in operative opposite directions thereby closing the trap 21 anddrawing the handle 19 inwardly toward the member 2 as lar as it can go.

l claim:

1. The combination with a billiard table provided with a dischargegully, of a receiving receptacle rigidly secured 'to one end of thetable and operatively connected to one end of the gully, the receptacleprovided with a pair otlaterally spaced apart discharge channels, a gateoperatively swingable from the mouth of one or' said channels to themouth oi the other channel, the channels provided with dischargeopenings at their outer ends, traps for closing said openings, and meansconnecting said traps with said gate, the arrangementl being such thatwhen said gate is operatively swung it will cause both of said traps tooperatively move.

, 2. The combination with a billiard table having racentral secondarygully, of a receiving receptacle provided with a pair of laterallyoppositely `disposed distributing channels having their inner endsintersecting and connected 'to the discharge end oi: said gully, theouter ends of said channels provided upon their lower sides withdownwardly projecting openings, a pair of traps slidably secured to thereceptacle yfor alternately closing said openings kagainst the passagetherethrough of billiard balls pro- ]ected operatively along saidchannels, and means operatively movable for alternately closing saidopenings.

3. ln a billiard table of thecharacter described, in combination, areceiving receptacle having a pair of laterally oppositely disposeddistributing channels, a gate for alternately operatively closing thereceiving ends of said channels, a pair oltraps -i'or alternatelyoperatively closing4 the discharging ends otthe channels, and aconnection between said traps and gate whereby the saine may beoperatively simultaneously moved.

ln testimony' o'l the own, I have hereunto ailixed my this 25th day oiJanuary, 1921.

Auron riiniinsnn.

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